Comments on: The Advent Wreath Candle Controversy

By: Kennedy

Kennedy — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:26:19 +0000

How about this:

http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/12/beautifully_minimal_led_advent_wrea_1.html

By: Val

Val — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:45:54 +0000

Thank you for this illuminating and uplifting discussion which has made me chuckle and reaffirmed why I loved being an ‘Episcopalian’

By: Advent at Southwark Cathedral « Random thoughts from Pencefn

Advent at Southwark Cathedral « Random thoughts from Pencefn — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:32:29 +0000

[...] was lit. Southwark have five white candles. There are other views on the colour of the candle. Kelvin has blogged on his views on the appropriate colour of the candles to which there has been a lively discussion [...]

By: Another Kelvin

Another Kelvin — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:58:59 +0000

Thank you Kimberly – that is helpful although my ten year old girl, when consulted, didn’t even glance up from her pink Nintendo.

My church has accumulated six quite large pink candles – too good to throw away but frankly not the sort of thing I want burning on the altar. If we are representative of only ten parishes in each diocese then there could easily be 3300 pink candles kept safely in British churches. An untapped resource but I’m not sure what for.

By: ryan

ryan — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:53:40 +0000

Even we at St.Silas have the right colours! Am hoping I get to do the pink one this year .
Red is far too Santa Clause ( a look that, for all his laudable bringing back of red papal slippers, Pope Benedict can occasionally and unfortunately lapse into)

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:53:48 +0000

While it’s hard to imagine why you would not choose pink for Gaudate Sunday, you could perhaps save them up and find a use for them on Laetare Sunday instead.

Failing that, I’m sure there is a six year old girl somewhere whom you could make very happy…

By: Another Kelvin

Another Kelvin — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:43:26 +0000

Is there a proper use for all the left over pink candles when you opt for purple and white?

By: Michael J

Michael J — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:57:33 +0000

I’m sure Kelvin will be delighted to hear that he has Pope Benedict’s blessing for his red candles – they are what His Holiness himself uses. Pictures here of the Holy Father’s Advent Wreath:
http://cnsblog.wordpress.com/2008/12/05/not-all-advent-wreath-candles-are-purple-and-pink/

By: Stychomythia

Stychomythia — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:09:12 +0000

Fr Bluett is right! Purple candles for Advent ( a penitential seasn for which the liturgical colour is,,,purple) except for the third candle which, following the liturgical calendar again is pink for the Gaudete Sunday (the third Sunday). The central candle should be white or, if you’re feeling wild, gold for Christmas a major feast.

By: ryan

ryan — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:15:03 +0000

that was interesting Howard. Personally, as long as we got the pink candle (and rose vestments of course)on gaudete I think a blue candle on the fourth sunday could work well.